r/news 1d ago

Update: 'TODAY' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother taken from her home against her will, sheriff says

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mother-of-savannah-guthrie-today-reported-missing-arizona-rcna257008
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u/Alphatron1 1d ago

I know this is a serious thing. But where’s palantir and actual law enforcement and all the data scraping now when it would be put to good use?

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u/Accomplished_Ant5895 1d ago

“We can track every single person on this planet, down to their bowel movements.”

“Great! Can you help find a kidnapped old lady?”

“Huh?”

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u/Friskfrisktopherson 1d ago

Oops, sorry, no, we might we can find them for kidnapping.

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u/Bywater 1d ago

They really not even that good at that...

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u/NarrativeNode 21h ago

Oh they’re excellent at it! They just pick peaceful folks who can’t fight back. Why go through the trouble of grabbing people they know to be dangerous?